Regarding the relationship with the former Unification Church, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara announced that he had newly confirmed that he had participated in a panel discussion held by related organizations six years ago, and that he had additionally reported to the Liberal Democratic Party.
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara released a comment on the 12th regarding the relationship with the former Unification Church.
According to this, it was newly confirmed that he had participated in a panel discussion on the theme of the security environment in Asia held by an affiliated group of the former Unification Church six years ago in 2016. .
Mr. Kihara said that when he received instructions from the Liberal Democratic Party earlier and checked the relationship with the former Unification Church, he did not know because there were no records or materials of this panel discussion.
After that, information was provided and pointed out from outside, and as a result of further detailed investigation, the participation was confirmed.
On the 8th of last week, the Liberal Democratic Party announced the names of 121 lawmakers who acknowledged a certain level of relationship among the lawmakers who reported having some kind of contact with the church, but Mr. Kihara was not included among them. It means that it was additionally reported to